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TME: How to Interpret the Favourable Results?

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Hultèn, L., Delaini, G.G., Scaglia, M., Colucci, G. (2005). TME: How to Interpret the Favourable Results?. In: Rectal Cancer. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0343-1_6

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